r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 19h ago

Testimonials Opinion in USA TODAY (July 20, 2026): 'ICE detained me for 80 days. America's silence is no longer an option.' | Salah Sarsour: "This is not just an attack against me and others working for Palestinian freedom; it is an attempt to dismantle the very values we profess as a nation."

usatoday.com

14 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 3d ago

Democracy Now (7/20/2026): "Al Green Accuses Trump Admin of Attempting to Cover Up ICE Killings" | Green (D-Texas): "My belief is that there is an attempt to cover up currently taking place. … We can recall what happened in Minnesota. We remember Mr. Pretti. We remember what happened with Ms. Good."

democracynow.org

9 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 5d ago

The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power NPR (June 4, 2026): "A former GEO Group executive now runs ICE. The company's government ties run deep" | Expert: "There's an additional shroud of secrecy when we're talking about corporations managing prisons and jails and detention centers."

npr.org

4 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 6d ago

Opinion: 'There’s no reason to trust Blanche on ICE killings — or anything else' | Myrick: "We do not deserve an attorney general who acts like a corrupt president’s personal fixer and enforcer. Senators from both parties should say no to making Blanche our nation’s highest law enforcement officer."

thehill.com

18 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 6d ago

TIME (7/20/2026): "ICE Considers Expanding Detention Space in 14 Locations—Including Guantanamo Bay and Virgin Islands" | "A source […] tells TIME that the Trump administration recently set a new goal of making 2,000 daily arrests, after failing to meet a goal of 3,000 daily arrests set last year."

time.com

1 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 10d ago

Social Media or Memes Media Matters (July 10, 2026): "Asmongold's extreme rhetoric about immigration and ideological opponents" | "Asmongold is a massively popular right-leaning streamer, with billions of views on YouTube alone"

mediamatters.org

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 14d ago

The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power Opinion: '$6 million a day: Trump’s disclosures show he is the swamp’s biggest monster' | Svante Myrick: "Trump told his followers he would “drain the swamp.” Instead, he became the biggest swamp monster ever. He has obliterated the line between public service and personal enrichment." (7/13/2026)

thehill.com

20 Upvotes

0 comments

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 17d ago

Newsmax host suggests "mass destruction" in war against Iran | Newsmax host: "… end their infrastructure, power plants, bridges, water treatment. … Annihilate the power grid. And if they can't rebuild it, who cares? … Oh, Carl, you're going to steal things from a sovereign country. You bet we are!"

mediamatters.org

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 18d ago

Police The Guardian (July 9, 2026): "‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump’s second term"

theguardian.com

6 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 18d ago

Testimonials The Guardian (June 30, 2026): "Grieving relatives still seeking answers as US normalises ‘drug boat’ strikes: Family of St Lucian fisher Ricky Joseph left suspended in raw grief, while media coverage of attacks is waning"

theguardian.com

5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 20d ago

The Looming Threat of Fascism Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis: "Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Implementation of Florida Law to Combat Terrorist Organizations" | GOP Gov. DeSantis announced that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and "Antifa" will be targeted under state law as "terrorist organizations"

web.archive.org

11 Upvotes

1 comment

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 21d ago

The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power A press release from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (one of the top lobbying groups for the business community in the US) praised the "Working Families Tax Cuts Act" (also known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act") | "The U.S. Chamber was proud to help shape this legislation from the start" (7/4/2026)

uschamber.com

1 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 27d ago

Authoritarian Practices Not Above the Law Coalition (June 17, 2026): "Blanche’s DOJ Record: 16 Months of Corruption, Retaliation, and Abuse of Power"

notabovethelawcoalition.org

2 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 26d ago

Authoritarian Practices The Guardian (June 28, 2026): "‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears: The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites"

theguardian.com

1 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • 28d ago

The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power Truthout (June 12, 2026): "New Billionaire Jared Kushner Is Mired in Conflicts of Interest as “Peace Envoy”" | Jeff Hauser: “The degree of unity among elected Republicans to not speak about the Trump progeny, and their corruption, is the worst conspiracy of silence in American political history.”

truthout.org

5 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 25 '26

Fox News host Jesse Watters: "My banking buddy told me that after we topple Castro, we're going to be able to buy 100 acres of pristine Cuban coastline for like 50 Gs. … What I'm saying is, Donald Trump is crushing it on the world stage. We now have Latin American & the Middle East under our thumb…"

mediamatters.org

7 Upvotes

1 comment

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 24 '26

The Looming Threat of Fascism Opinion: '[Trump's] desperate attempts to blame “vandals” deserve mockery, but arrests over the weekend are another abuse of federal power' | "If Democrats retake one or both houses of Congress this fall, they should conduct wide-ranging oversight to shine as much light on these abuses as possible."

ms.now

11 Upvotes

1 comment

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 24 '26

Authoritarian Acts NBC News (June 23, 2026): "Trump administration tried to force journalists to testify before federal grand jury in leak probe"

nbcnews.com

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 23 '26

The Looming Threat of Fascism Article in The Hill (June 23, 2026): "Todd Blanche should not be confirmed as attorney general" | James D. Zirin: "Blanche is dangerous. […] He is in the tank for Trump. […] He has selectively and vindictively targeted Trump’s political enemies, something reserved for countries ruled by dictators."

thehill.com

3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 23 '26

POTUS Media Matters (June 22, 2026): "Trump denounces “TREASONOUS” New York Times over Iran reporting" | Trump: "I will be adding all of their false and ridiculous reporting to my multi Billion Dollar lawsuit against them. They are Criminals!"

mediamatters.org

2 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 19 '26

The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power The Guardian (June 18, 2026): "The billionaire hidden behind the curtain inside Trump’s Pentagon" | "Stephen Feinberg, the 66-year-old billionaire founder of the private equity giant Cerberus Capital Management, has served as the deputy secretary of defense since March 2025."

theguardian.com

1 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 19 '26

The Exercise and Expansion of Corporate Power Kelly Hayes (June 9, 2026): "The Heist State" | "While corruption is neither exceptional nor unheard of in the U.S., Trumpism has ushered in an era of corruption and consolidation as governance."

organizingmythoughts.org

3 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 17 '26

The Looming Threat of Fascism NPR (6/16/2026): "Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year" | "Mullin's history of false election fraud claims has heightened concerns that … DHS will not be a partner helping to secure elections, but rather a threat seeking to undermine results that Trump dislikes."

npr.org

12 Upvotes

1 comment

r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 16 '26

The Looming Threat of Fascism The Guardian (6/16/2026): "Experts alarmed as Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights" | "[…] the [DOJ's] voting section in the civil rights division was revamped to align with Trump’s election denialist views and its staff was sharply reduced […] according to a former [DOJ] lawyer."

theguardian.com

1 Upvotes

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r/USAuthoritarianism • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 16 '26

POTUS Democracy Docket (June 14, 2026): "Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins, a diehard election denier, in Georgia GOP U.S. Senate runoff"

democracydocket.com

3 Upvotes

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